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Saar SPD and Bremen's FDP nominate candidates for European elections

The state party conference of the Social Democrats in Saarland nominated Christian Petry for first place on the state list for the European elections on Saturday. The financial politician is currently the European policy spokesman for the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag. The FDP in Bremen elected Celine Eberhardt as its top candidate.

By Manuel Berkel

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Agreement on waste shipment regulation

The Council, Parliament and Commission have reached a political agreement in the trilogue negotiations on the Waste Shipment Regulation. Exports of waste are to be more strictly controlled and exports of plastic to non-OECD countries are to be banned.

By Leonie Düngefeld